The membership of the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) is a tremendous resource for the training of fellows, who are the future of the development of our specialty. The society has developed a registry of skull base fellowships that are offered by the society membership.
The society recognizes that we are a diverse and multidisciplinary group comprised of several different specialties, all of whom have significant interest and focus in the management of skull base neoplasia. Likewise, the nature and character of the various fellowships will represent and reflect their differences. In addition, we recognize that there will be variation between individual fellowship experiences resulting from the differences in the preceptor’s approaches and practices.
To post a Fellowship, please go to the Fellowship Registry Entry Form. You must be a member of NASBS to add a Fellowship to the Registry.
To edit an entry, please log in under the Member credentials used to add the entry to the registry and make edits to the listing.
To apply for Fellowship training, please contact the program directly.
If you need assistance or have questions, please contact NASBS Executive Director, Paula Claborn, at paula@nasbs.org.
| Title of Fellowship | Keck USC Minimally Invasive Cranial and Skull Base Surgery Fellowship |
|---|---|
| Contact Name for Applications | Gabriel Zada, MD, MS, FAANS |
| Fellowship Type |
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| Location | Los Angeles, CA |
| Date Fellowship Established | 01/01/2018 |
| Fellowship Director | Gabriel Zada, MD, MS, FAANS |
| Participating Faculty | Gabriel Zada MD |
Fellowship Information | |
| Duration | 1 year |
| Required Prior Training Program |
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| Required Prior Training Program Other | Postgraduate fellowship |
| Accept Foreign Medical Graduates (outside US & Canada) | No |
| Residency Training in US/Canada Required | Yes |
| Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base | 60 |
| Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year | 1 |
| Salaried Position | Yes- contact Program Director for more information |
| Night and Weekend Call | No |
| Clinical Work | |
| Average Operative Skull Base Cases Per Year | 250-300 cases/year |
| Open Cranial Base | |
| Endonasal Cranial Base | |
| Pituitary/Sella | Other |
| Temporal Bone | |
| Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive | |
| Trauma | |
| Craniocervical | |
| Reconstruction | |
| Stereotactic Radiosurgery | |
| Gammaknife | ~100 cases/year |
| Cerebral Vascular Surgery | |
| Anatomical Dissection Laboratory | Weekly fresh cadaveric specimens available with arterial, CSF perfusion simulation models. |
| Laboratory Research Opportunities | The Zada laboratory is an NIH-R01 funded lab focusing on tumor epigentics |
| Application Deadline | 09/01/2023 |
| Decision Deadline | 01/01/2024 |
| Fellowship Institution Website | keckmedicine.org |
| Previous Fellows | Martin Rutkowski, Faculty, Medical College Georgia |
| Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) Accredited | Yes |
| How to apply | Email Dr. Zada: gzada@usc.edu |